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Apple Working on 'Photo Streaming' and Other Social Features in iOS?
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I think you are right, but it would still be nice to have wireless local syncing (outside of mobileme)
The one feature that is genuinely lacking on the ipad (for me of course) is the ability to browse photos stored on my MacBook pro. It means that when I'm writing an email to friends and family in which I want to include photos, I have to do it via my laptop. It annoys me that the iPad cannot yet been seen as a laptop replacement because of it. O well.
Uploading photos to the web is useless, there are already dozens of such services c
Uploading photos to the web is useless, there are already dozens of such services c
With the ability to create documents and take photo's on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad (soon) they really need to come up with an iOS version of Time Machine so we can wirelessly back up all this data. I think a lot of Mac users have become used to having their data safely backed up regularly and automatically, I'd be nervous about having only one version of a document or photo, especially on an easily lost or stolen device.
I hope that MobileMe will become free when iOS 5 comes out. That would be a blast.
I'd switch to MobileMe from gmail in a heartbeat.
I'd switch to MobileMe from gmail in a heartbeat.
I think this could be a really useful feature for people with multiple iOS devices.
Let's say I'm out and about, snap a picture, and later want to edit it on my iPad (because of the bigger screen, more advanced editing tools). Currently, I have to sync my photos to a computer, then sync my iPad to get the photos on there. With this, I won't have to do anything: snap the picture, open my iPad and it's there. It would be particularly good if it was later extended to include movies as well - the iPhone can take HD movies, but I'd prefer to edit them on the iPad's larger screen.
Of course, you could always use DropBox to upload from your iPhone, download on your iPad. The problem with that is that you still have to manually select and sync the photos. This does it all automatically.
Certainly a useful feature. Less certain about the 'find my friends' one though. At least with the people I know, nobody uses FourSquare or Google Latitude. I'm not sure people like not having privacy.
Let's say I'm out and about, snap a picture, and later want to edit it on my iPad (because of the bigger screen, more advanced editing tools). Currently, I have to sync my photos to a computer, then sync my iPad to get the photos on there. With this, I won't have to do anything: snap the picture, open my iPad and it's there. It would be particularly good if it was later extended to include movies as well - the iPhone can take HD movies, but I'd prefer to edit them on the iPad's larger screen.
Of course, you could always use DropBox to upload from your iPhone, download on your iPad. The problem with that is that you still have to manually select and sync the photos. This does it all automatically.
Certainly a useful feature. Less certain about the 'find my friends' one though. At least with the people I know, nobody uses FourSquare or Google Latitude. I'm not sure people like not having privacy.
No worries, Apple's going to get all of you without you're knowledge. No one is more secretive and closed than Apple.
They've already brainwashed their minions & Apple apologists abound. Denial is a way of life within the walled garden. Kool Aid anyone?
I have no problem paying for it .... if it wouldn't be so damn slow. iDisk is basically unusable since it is way too slow (I have sometimes the feeling their servers are on dial-up)
We're not all salivating like rabid dogs at Apple products. If you haven't noticed, Apple loyalists are some of the bitchiest and whiniest users there are, these forums are a good example. Some of us like the "walled garden", and the benefits it provides. It's all personal preference. Trust me, just because we like Apple doesn't mean we're drooling at their feet, we can be damn critical.
Mobile me is worth the price when using it fully, but it should get more regular refreshments.
maybe they can make an iAd supported version for the greedy ones, especially when they add social features
Yes - and the new camera application will also have a filter to block inappropriate pictures. If you try to take a picture of someone showing too much skin, you won't be the shutter button will be disabled and after five tries of taking such pictures, the local law enforcement unit will get informed.
I agree with everyone who says MobileMe must be free, at the very least for owners of Macs and iOS devices.
To all the current users who say we should be happy to pay a premium price tag for this service, have you not heard of 'value adding'? We already pay a premium price for Mac hardware, and many of us are happy to do that because we believe the overall value proposition is better than that of the competitors products. Apple is not perfect, but it does take a great deal of care with a whole lot of little things that make for a more enjoyable user experience (IMO) and that adds up to one happy user who will gladly part with his money when he needs a new computer.
MobileMe will only ever be a niche service for a small percentage of users while Apple continues to charge such a hefty fee for it. I used it for a year and felt like I'd wasted my money. From what I hear, many of you are in that same boat. So in many ways, it's working to lower our opinion of the Apple brand, rather than add value to it. How does that benefit Apple in the long run? They work tirelessly to maintain a service that connects very few people, and that leaves a bad taste in the mouth of many. Does that make good business sense?
If Apple had the infrastructure to support the millions of Mac and iOS users (and perhaps they're working on it!) MobileMe could become huge. A free MobileMe would give us the feeling that Apple is giving something back to us out of those massive quarterly profits we've all been reading about — great for Apple's brand. Not only that, but then they have the potential to take social networking to a level that just ain't gonna happen on Ping alone.
I think it will happen one day. And on that day there will be much rejoicing (and some complaining too from paid subscribers to MobileMe who feel gypped.)
To all the current users who say we should be happy to pay a premium price tag for this service, have you not heard of 'value adding'? We already pay a premium price for Mac hardware, and many of us are happy to do that because we believe the overall value proposition is better than that of the competitors products. Apple is not perfect, but it does take a great deal of care with a whole lot of little things that make for a more enjoyable user experience (IMO) and that adds up to one happy user who will gladly part with his money when he needs a new computer.
MobileMe will only ever be a niche service for a small percentage of users while Apple continues to charge such a hefty fee for it. I used it for a year and felt like I'd wasted my money. From what I hear, many of you are in that same boat. So in many ways, it's working to lower our opinion of the Apple brand, rather than add value to it. How does that benefit Apple in the long run? They work tirelessly to maintain a service that connects very few people, and that leaves a bad taste in the mouth of many. Does that make good business sense?
If Apple had the infrastructure to support the millions of Mac and iOS users (and perhaps they're working on it!) MobileMe could become huge. A free MobileMe would give us the feeling that Apple is giving something back to us out of those massive quarterly profits we've all been reading about — great for Apple's brand. Not only that, but then they have the potential to take social networking to a level that just ain't gonna happen on Ping alone.
I think it will happen one day. And on that day there will be much rejoicing (and some complaining too from paid subscribers to MobileMe who feel gypped.)
Yikes!
That can be a little dangerous if your not careful with that feature. Best not to forget the pictures you take will be distributed automatically like that.
I can see all sorts of arguments breaking out. "Who is this you took a picture of? And I thought you were working..." LOL
On another note, I wonder if Apple will try to tie this into Ping. "At the concert? Share photos"
That can be a little dangerous if your not careful with that feature. Best not to forget the pictures you take will be distributed automatically like that.
I can see all sorts of arguments breaking out. "Who is this you took a picture of? And I thought you were working..." LOL
On another note, I wonder if Apple will try to tie this into Ping. "At the concert? Share photos"
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And so if I'm am worried about my personal data held by a company, I should be most concerned by one that is the most "secretive"?
Oh and on behalf of Apple, I'd like to apologize if they upset you.
Fix the Calendar / iCal bug that has created 173,294 events in my MobileMe account. Hundreds and Hundreds of the exact same event in the same day.... hundreds of times !!! I just use the local calendar on my iPhone with all the others turned off....
The rest of MobileMe works just fine...
PS... anyone have ideas or fixes for the Calendar / iCal insanity?? Thanks
The rest of MobileMe works just fine...
PS... anyone have ideas or fixes for the Calendar / iCal insanity?? Thanks
It seems Apple is better regarded than Facebook when it comes to security:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12216654
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12216654
Not so much on the iPad perhaps, but iPhone photography is rather hot these days. So I can see this auto sync as being potentially useful
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I don't think I'd use Photostream, but I really like that little framed sailboat icon. That is all. Carry on.
I don't think I'd use Photostream, but I really like that little framed sailboat icon. That is all. Carry on.
You might not use such things, but the popularity of facebook, twitter, foursquare shows that tons of other folks do. So it is no shock that Apple is trying to get into those games
Nope. The center is more likely to spread out the load for all features and all Apple systems. Reduce crashes etc
MobileMe is not likely to go free. However given how they cut the price whe you buy practically anything I would say a drop in price is possible and should happen.
I'm going to say, "Yes." I've got kids, and I love taking quick pictures or videos of them with my Android phone. From there I upload them to Dropbox so that I don't have to plug my phone in. Having them AUTOMAGICALLY upload with a MobileMe feature would be great, and it would begin Steve's conquest against wires now that he's pretty much eliminated the button, too.
Eric Schmidt must be green with envy
Apple will let you track your friends. Google would let you track your friends while they track everyone. Why? So they can send you location-based AdMob ads. Period.
Apple will let you track your friends. Google would let you track your friends while they track everyone. Why? So they can send you location-based AdMob ads. Period.
I'm puzzled why people think MobileMe should be or will be free. Apple charges for it now. Why would they make it better and lower (in fact, eliminate) the price? It's a service, it costs them money to run, and like all of their other products it's worth the price for some of their Mac and iOS users. I hope they add new capabilities without raising the price but I don't think Apple is feeling competitive heat that will make them start giving away these services. Yeah, maybe "find my phone", but not the data storage and management services.